The five most important words: ‘You did a great job.’— Gale Whitney

Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats before you, and no crowds shout your name.— Robert Louis Stevenson

Most people aren’t appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves.— Peggy Noonan

There are unrecognized heroes among our neighbors, friends and co-workers.— Harold W. Bernard

Each day unknown men and women do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.— Charles Reade

In our world of ‘big names,’ legions of our most creative and courageous people tend to be anonymous.— Daniel J. Boorstin

The world knows nothing of its greatest people.— Henry Taylor

Show me the person you honor and I will know what kind of person you are.— Thomas Carlyle

A nation reveals itself not only by the men and women it produces but also by the men and women it honors.— John F. Kennedy